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THE STEEL CLAW (1962 - 1973).
Published in the Valiant magazine, at the time of the first appearance of Louis Crandell/Lewis Randell, alter ego of the Claw, he was a hardened criminal. Crandell is a young laboratory assistant who is forced to wear a steel prosthesis in place of his right hand after an accident. Following another accident, Crandell becomes completely invisible except for his claw. Instead of fighting crime he decides to rob a bank and plots to become the master of the world. Kenneth Bulmer, writer of the series, was inspired by: “The Invisible Man” by Wells. A year after the start of the series, Bulmer was replaced by Tom Tully, and the Claw turned into a more traditional hero who would face increasingly strange criminals. But the real strength of the comic lies in the hyperrealistic pages by Jesus Blasco, which give it a credibility not always deserved by the stories. Towards the late sixties Blasco left the series, with its consequent worsening. His return in 1971 coincided with the happiest period of the comic. The Steel Claw was published throughout Europe, mainly thanks to Blasco’s plates and the famous image of the hand without a body.
Large-sized page: 41 x 50 cm.

Very fine - 1 Original artwork - Size 41 x 50 cm.

Blasco, Jesus - Original page - Steel Claw - (1967)

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No origin given - Commonly heated with no evidence of treatment-  Lab report: 70338900

No reserve price - 1 pcs  Blue Aquamarine  - 2.50 ct - Antwerp Laboratory for Gemstone Testing (ALGT)

No evidence of treatment-  Lab report: 788632019

No reserve price Blue Aquamarine  - 4.59 ct - International Gemological Institute (IGI)

Commonly heated with no evidence of treatment-  Lab report: 788665863

Blue Aquamarine  - 2.41 ct - International Gemological Institute (IGI)

No evidence of treatment-  Lab report: 788632024

No reserve price Blue Aquamarine  - 4.25 ct - International Gemological Institute (IGI)

No evidence of treatment-  Lab report: 788632026

No reserve price Blue Aquamarine  - 4.43 ct - International Gemological Institute (IGI)

Heat treatment-  Lab report: 774669864

No reserve price - 1 pcs  Blue Aquamarine  - 10.71 ct - International Gemological Institute (IGI) - GREENISH BLUE AQUAMARINE

No evidence of treatment-  Lab report: 788632356

No reserve price Blue Aquamarine  - 4.41 ct - International Gemological Institute (IGI)

Commonly heated with no evidence of treatment-  Lab report: 40369182

No reserve price - 1 pcs  Blue Aquamarine  - 9.22 ct - Antwerp Laboratory for Gemstone Testing (ALGT)

No evidence of treatment-  Lab report: D-58163

Blue Aquamarine  - 4.24 ct - Instituto Gemólogico Español (IGE)

No evidence of treatment-  Lab report: TH26G112900

No reserve price - 1 pcs  Blue Aquamarine  - 2.91 ct - International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA GemLab)

Commonly heated with no evidence of treatment-  Lab report: 07612180

No reserve price Aquamarine  - 18.87 ct - Antwerp Laboratory for Gemstone Testing (ALGT) - Faint Blue

No heat treatment-  Lab report: D-65581

Aquamarine  - 3.99 ct - Instituto Gemólogico Español (IGE) - Without treatments

Brazil - No heat treatment-  Lab report: TH26G118148

No reserve price Blue Aquamarine  - 6.93 ct - International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA GemLab) - 11mm Calibrated

Heat treatment-  Lab report: 774669872

No reserve price - 1 pcs  Blue, Green Aquamarine  - 11.54 ct - International Gemological Institute (IGI) - GREEN BLUE AQUAMARINE

Not specified in the report-  Lab report: 36141110

No reserve price Aquamarine  - 14.05 ct - Antwerp Laboratory for Gemstone Testing (ALGT) - Light Blue Aquamarine

No evidence of treatment-  Lab report: 788614287

No reserve price Blue Aquamarine  - 4.50 ct - International Gemological Institute (IGI)

No evidence of treatment-  Lab report: 788632018

No reserve price Blue Aquamarine  - 4.01 ct - International Gemological Institute (IGI)

No origin given - Commonly heated with no evidence of treatment-  Lab report: TH25G117835

1 pcs  Blue Aquamarine  - 8.63 ct - International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA GemLab)

No evidence of treatment-  Lab report: 773612793

No reserve price - 1 pcs  Blue Aquamarine  - 2.88 ct - International Gemological Institute (IGI)

Commonly heated with no evidence of treatment-  Lab report: 16468538

No reserve price Aquamarine  - 2.49 ct - Antwerp Laboratory for Gemstone Testing (ALGT)

Tanzania - Clarity enhancement-  Lab report: 779642375

No reserve price - 1 pcs  Green, Blue Aquamarine  - 19.71 ct - International Gemological Institute (IGI) - EXCELLENT LUSTER CUT

Sri Lanka - No heat treatment

1 pcs  Blue Aquamarine  - 14.35 ct - Gemological Institute of America (GIA)

Brazil - No evidence of treatment-  Lab report: TH26G118162

No reserve price Blue Aquamarine  - 9.41 ct - International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA GemLab) - Aquamarine Beryl

Commonly heated with no evidence of treatment-  Lab report: 29022008

No reserve price Aquamarine  - 10.80 ct - Antwerp Laboratory for Gemstone Testing (ALGT) - Very Light Blue

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Blasco, Jesus - Original page - Steel Claw - (1967)

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